What Are Baldwin's Views On The Civil Rights Movement?

Through the process of studying and analysis various leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr., Malcom X, and Kwame Nkrumah, it is clear that their point of views on the civil rights movement and Africa were completely different. Through deep analysis, it is clear that Baldwin quotes could have stirred controversy if the quotes stated above were in a setting at which these leaders could directly respond. Although the civil rights movement seems to be very clear cut I the statements and thoughts of others in the movement, it is interesting to see the differences in the though among these individuals and how they effected the movement as a whole.

In research pertaining to Kwame Nkrumah, it seems as though he was a die-hard advocate
As stated by Martin Luther King Jr. “freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed”. Through this statement, I believe Martin Luther King Jr. would have believed in this quote. power was held by white people and through peaceful protest, we could have achieved this power in the best way. Possible to have a cohesive and better way of living. I also believe this quote demonstrates that he believed that we cannot take after white people as models of how to live due to the fact that they are the oppressor. I think that his belief would be that trying to use the power that white people had into the way they expressed it was lethal way of thinking. With his practice of peace and living together in harmony, living in the way that power was exerted by white people of the time does not seem to be ideal to him. For the second quote present, I feel as though he would be in disagreement with it. He believed in change and I think he believed that all people could change in their way of thinking. As in this quote, this limited the population to a select few group of people to help make change. Through Martin Luther King Jr’s, following and ability to produce change, this doesn’t seem like a quote that would be in his
From Malcom X’s vision evolving to Martin Luther King Jr. peaceful approach, every element made an impact on how we have progressed from emancipation. It is important that we view these people in a way that shows them being successful in their own ways for the movement. It is often the case that people want to paint Martin Luther King as the positive point in history and Malcom X as negative when in reality, they had different approaches to the same goal. Also, it is imperative that we view Africa as an essential part of this movement including promenant leaders such as Kwame Nkrumah. When viewing these quotes and how differently they could be viewed, we should always keep this open view with the civil rights movement and how the future of the movement can carry on today with the many point of views that can be